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HP HC | Sole independent witness credible enough to decide a case; Appeal against acquittal dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed an appeal filed to challenge the acquittal of the respondents-accused, for causing simple hurt

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Ker HC | Art. 226 petition against SARFAESI recovery proceedings entertained; Court gives peremptory orders, cannot be challenged in any Court or Forum

Kerala High Court: C.S. Dias, J. disposed of a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner

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Gau HC | Suspension of internet services permissible in specific situations, but the same must be restored when there is a shift towards normalcy

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Manojit Bhuyan and Soumitra Saikia, JJ. allowed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking relaxation on

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Ker HC | Anticipatory bail granted to the accused in a case under under S. 498-A IPC, observing the matter is purely matrimonial

Kerala High Court: N. Anil Kumar, J. allowed this application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

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All HC | CAA Protests – UP Government’s reply sought on alleged acts of violence and arbitrary detention of AMU students

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ. and Vivek Varma, J. passed an order hearing a petition filed by

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Bom HC | Incumbent on court to decide point of limitation before considering the matter on merits through separate proceedings not necessary

Bombay High Court: Ujjal Bhuyan, J., while deciding a writ petition, modified the order of the Joint Charity Commissioner whereby the question as

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Guj HC | No question of relief for the offences that shake the collective conscience of society; Court confirms death penalty in rape and murder case under POCSO Act

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Bela M. Trivedi and A.C. Rao, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed on being aggrieved by

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Ker HC | Petition for non-compliance of earlier judgment dismissed; petitioner directed to seek remedy under Contempt of Courts Act

Kerala High Court: C.S. Dias, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by the petitioner on the basis that once any judgment is

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Cal HC | “Acquiescence” only arises out of positive acts; to be differentiated from mere silence or inaction or from inordinate delay

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of I.P. Mukerji and Md. Nizamuddin, JJ., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the Single

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Cal HC | Court denounces lawyer’s strike — Obstructing the course of justice to be treated as a cognizable offence

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ., while denouncing the conduct of lawyers who had called a

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Ker HC | Court entertains Art. 226 petition for last and final indulgence where alternate remedy under SARFAESI Act available

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J., disposed of this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The

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Gau HC | Right to life under Art. 21 creates an obligation upon the State to ensure that the right to health is respected, protected and is duly entitled to all its citizens

Gauhati High Court: Songkhupchung Serto, J. was hearing a writ petition of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India pertaining

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Cal HC | Common intention under S. 34 IPC is a species of constructive liability, not to be confused with similar intention

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Baghi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ., partly allowed a criminal appeal against the order of the

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Del HC | ‘Technical contribution’ is the test of patentability for computer programs; law on S. 3(k) of Patents Act clarified

Delhi High Court: Pratibha Singh, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of Intellectual Property Appellate Board (“IPAB”) whereby it had

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Cal HC | Knowledge of commission of dacoity necessary to attract penal liability for harbouring dacoits under S. 216-A IPC

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Ravi Krishan Kapur, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of the

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Utt HC | Jurisdiction under S. 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle or scuttle the legitimate prosecution

Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J., addressed an application that sought to quash criminal proceedings under Sections 420, 468, 471 of

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All HC | Cognizance taken in a criminal case after taking extraneous material into consideration, is against the law and not sustainable

Allahabad High Court: Om Prakash-VII, J. allowed the application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing

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Kar HC | Denial of overtime pay to an employee amounts to infringement of Articles 23 and 300-A of the Constitution of India

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit, J. allowed a writ petition praying for quashing of a circular whereby overtime dues were denied

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Bom HC | No right of maintenance under S. 125 CrPC to a wife divorced on grounds of adultery

Bombay High Court: Nitin W. Sambre, J., dismissed the petitions filed by the petitioner questioning the order of denial of maintenance to her. The